Note: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.
TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
Estimate
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
Total housing units
5,030,728
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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
2,944,039
2,901,019
2,987,059
1-unit, attached
264,247
247,852
280,642
2 units
302,667
286,778
318,556
3 or 4 units
350,164
329,805
370,523
5 to 9 units
334,361
312,026
356,696
10 to 19 units
214,881
196,450
233,312
20 or more units
473,869
451,355
496,383
Mobile home
146,176
118,548
173,804
Boat, RV, van, etc.
324
0
857
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later
195,132
182,310
207,954
1995 to 1999
315,127
298,845
331,409
1990 to 1994
279,885
264,084
295,686
1980 to 1989
479,038
457,135
500,941
1970 to 1979
772,342
751,103
793,581
1960 to 1969
634,056
605,152
662,960
1950 to 1959
741,516
716,079
766,953
1940 to 1949
414,195
392,978
435,412
1939 or earlier
1,199,437
1,158,886
1,239,988
ROOMS
1 room
82,017
71,955
92,079
2 rooms
137,259
127,226
147,292
3 rooms
436,892
418,887
454,897
4 rooms
858,859
822,988
894,730
5 rooms
1,119,824
1,088,485
1,151,163
6 rooms
953,304
919,890
986,718
7 rooms
614,308
591,835
636,781
8 rooms
407,646
384,430
430,862
9 rooms or more
420,619
400,467
440,771
Median (rooms)
5.4
5.2
5.6
Occupied housing units
4,624,605
4,597,702
4,651,508
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
1,668,776
1,641,471
1,696,081
1995 to 1999
1,044,389
1,020,203
1,068,575
1990 to 1994
559,443
539,008
579,878
1980 to 1989
582,777
565,133
600,421
1970 to 1979
405,381
391,479
419,283
1969 or earlier
363,839
349,750
377,928
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
471,687
451,050
492,324
1
1,617,951
1,587,094
1,648,808
2
1,758,554
1,725,616
1,791,492
3 or more
776,413
755,199
797,627
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
3,777,849
3,687,609
3,868,089
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
233,489
169,497
297,481
Electricity
538,683
519,527
557,839
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15,651
10,821
20,481
Coal or coke
1,505
0
3,194
Wood
17,647
8,339
26,955
Solar energy
449
0
982
Other fuel
28,236
22,823
33,649
No fuel used
11,096
8,499
13,693
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
16,582
12,844
20,320
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
26,063
20,454
31,672
No telephone service available
213,901
196,264
231,538
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
4,479,630
4,449,847
4,509,413
1.01 to 1.50
109,395
99,103
119,687
1.51 or more
35,580
30,357
40,803
Specified owner-occupied units
2,563,267
2,494,643
2,631,891
VALUE
Less than $50,000
172,605
143,029
202,181
$50,000 to $99,999
538,761
480,426
597,096
$100,000 to $149,999
464,494
431,199
497,789
$150,000 to $199,999
444,594
421,525
467,663
$200,000 to $299,999
476,975
458,318
495,632
$300,000 to $499,999
328,270
315,160
341,380
$500,000 to $999,999
116,769
109,215
124,323
$1,000,000 or more
20,799
17,644
23,954
Median (dollars)
160,551
157,947
163,155
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage
1,779,350
1,731,473
1,827,227
Less than $300
8,269
4,712
11,826
$300 to $499
57,271
46,029
68,513
$500 to $699
139,050
130,884
147,216
$700 to $999
309,539
285,077
334,001
$1,000 to $1,499
557,118
525,504
588,732
$1,500 to $1,999
374,672
359,373
389,971
$2,000 or more
333,431
320,381
346,481
Median (dollars)
1,340
1,327
1,353
Housing units without a mortgage
783,917
753,693
814,141
Less than $100
2,827
1,252
4,402
$100 to $199
52,633
47,505
57,761
$200 to $299
139,507
125,909
153,105
$300 to $399
168,251
154,011
182,491
$400 or more
420,699
405,017
436,381
Median (dollars)
418
410
426
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.
1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the u
